Yearbooks Are Coming

RCE yearbooks for the 2016-2017 are almost here. Families who have pre-ordered a yearbook will receive them on May 22nd. All remaining yearbooks will go on sale on May 23rd. The remaining yearbooks will be $30 (Cash Only) and will be sold on a first come basis.

Learning Commons News

As we near the end of this school year, we want to share some important news from Mrs. Love and the Learning Commons.

* Wednesday, May 17-Students must return ALL books to the LC.

* Mrs. Love will be sending overdue/lost book notices in students' GPS.

* Don't forget to send payments for lost or damaged books so that your student can receive a report card on the last day of school.

Please make every effort to ensure your child's lunch fees are paid before the end of the school year!

We appreciate you taking care of this!

Note - Transportation Changes

This is a reminder to please contact the front office with any transportation changes for your student(s). Do not email teachers with any transportation changes. We want to ensure all of our Rangers get home as they should, and this will be best accomplished by contacting the front office at 821-4200.

Spring Pictures Reminder

If you have not already done so, please make sure to send in funds for any pictures you plan to purchase. If you have any photos you do not wish to purchase, please return the unwanted photos to RCE as soon as possible. Checks for spring pictures may be made out to Strawbridge.

Attention 5th Grade Families

We are in the process of creating a slideshow of student photos for our 5th grade recognition ceremony. We would like to have each fifth grader represented in the slideshow and would appreciate your help by providing the following:

One or two (please, no more than 2) pictures of your child

One more current picture

One young picture- The younger your child is in the picture, the better (K-4th)

Please, no professional portraits, family or vacation pictures.

If you send in a group picture with other students, please identify all students in picture (sticky note or write on back).

You may email your pictures to rcesgrade5grad@gmail.com (our preferred choice) or email in scanned pictures. Please write the name of the student and class in pencil on the back of the picture.

Help us spread the word: Rising 5K PARENT Orientation on May 18th

If you have a student who will begin five-year old kindergarten in 2017-2018, mark your calendars for Thursday, May 18th. We will have two opportunities for families to attend an orientation. We will have one orientation at 10:30 A.M. and the second opportunity at 6:30 P.M. Families only need to attend one of the orientation sessions. Hope to see you there.

5th grade Recognition Ceremony is Tuesday, May 30th at 8:00 A.M.

Mark Your Calendar for May 18th

The 5th grade Showcase of Learning will be held May18th. The schedule of events will include:

The EAGLE Home Show will be on display in the 500 hall Collaboration room for friends and family to enjoy. These houses are the culmination of a year long study of mathematics, history and architecture.

6:30-7:00 - Chorus performance of "Kidflix" in the cafeteria.

7:00-7:10 - PE demonstration on the black top.

7:10-7:30 - Gallery walk and EAGLES display will be open for your viewing.

We hope you enjoy this evening of learning!

We need help keeping our parking lot safe for our children!

We have had few close calls recently in our parking lot that thankfully didn't result in an accident. We want to keep our children safe; therefore, we will enforce this parking lot procedure as best we can as it is outlined in our handbook. Children should not be dropped off in our parking lot in the mornings. If you choose not to use the drop off lane in front of the school, please park your car and walk your child across the crosswalk. Additionally, please do not pull into one of the handicap parking spaces unless you have a handicap parking permit.

If you are reading this and are not the one who brings your child to school, please share this safety procedure with the driver who brings your child to school. We appreciate your cooperation with this as we always make safety our prority at Rocky Creek!

RCE Counselors Need Your Feedback

Would you please complete the following short survey for the RCE Counselors. This survey will help them in planning for the 2017 - 2018 school year. Thank you in advance for your time and valuable feedback.

Car Line Safety

For the safety of your children and the RCE staff... once the car line begins to move each afternoon, please refrain from texting or talking on your phone unless using a hands free option. We all appreciate your cooperation with this...it is for the safety of all!

The PTA Needs You!

The PTA is still seeking volunteers and looking for new board members to serve for the 2017-2018 school year. Contact Carolyn Beck for more information. 821-4200 or rockycreekpta@gmail.com

Morning Drop Off Reminder

Please note that adults are not available to supervise children before 7:00 a.m. each morning. Therefore, car riders should not be dropped off before 7:00 a.m., nor should children expect to enter the school with staff member who arrives prior to 7:00 a.m.

Want to know more about your child's day? Try asking these questions.

Energy Bus Principle #7 - Enjoy the Ride!

When life and work are fun you don’t get tired. Do you ever remember getting tired when you were playing as a kid? It never even came to mind. The same is true when you are energized by doing work that matters with people you like. Make sure you take the opportunity to seize each day, be happy with what you are doing in life and enjoy the ride. You only get one ride!

Energy Bus - Principle #7 Motion

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